Joseph C. Goulden is the author of eighteen nonfiction books, including "The Superlawyers" (1972); "Korea: The Untold Story of the War"; and "The Best Years, 1945-1950", a main selection of the Book-of-the-Month Club. Before becoming a full-time writer, Goulden worked as an underground miner, a counter-intelligence operative and a newspaperman; lastly, as the Washington, D.C., bureau chief for "The Philadelphia Inquirer". He lives in Washington, D.C.